Portland, Oregon. 13,619 undergraduate students. 243 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
UNITID 209807 · OPEID 003216 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Portland State University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-16%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Portland State University fell 16% between 2021 and 2024 (15.7k → 13.2k).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Portland State University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.5% → 0.0%).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Portland State University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($10.4k → $11.7k).
LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+18%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Portland State University rose 18% between 2021 and 2024 (28.8% → 34.0%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Oregon
Each tile compares this institution to the Oregon median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$57,906+23% · 6→10y
Oregon median $40,968
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$46,937
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
53.1%+49% · '97→'24
Oregon median 57.5%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$15,457+235% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
13,619+39% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
74.7%+15% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
90.9%+8% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$11,238+231% · '00→'24
out-of-state $30,138
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.6%
0%8% · GE20%+
Median federal debt $15,457 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $57,906 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
UNDERGRAD · 1996–202413,182
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202452.7%
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$20,500
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+49%
Portland State University · completion · 150% rose
35.4% → 52.7%
COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+165%
Portland State University · completion · 100% rose
12.8% → 34.0%
RETENTION · 2004→2024+15%
Portland State University · retention rose
66.0% → 76.1%
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+39%
Portland State University · undergrad enrollment rose
9,465 → 13,182
IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+231%
Portland State University · in-state tuition rose
$3,525 → $11,679
OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+153%
Portland State University · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,291 → $31,074
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+235%
Portland State University · median debt rose
$6,122 → $20,500
COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%
Portland State University · cohort default rate fell
7.0% → 0.0%
PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+40%
Portland State University · pell share rose
29.7% → 41.6%
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+30%
Portland State University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$44,500 → $57,906
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+31%
Portland State University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$40,400 → $52,927
EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+33%
Portland State University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$35,200 → $46,937
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Estimate the financial outcome at Portland State University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$95,280
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 19
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
Cost per year
$13,162
HS-only baseline · OR
$38,420
Years to complete
4
CIP family
42
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Oregon
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
“Portland State University graduates earn $X” — not “Portland State University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Portland State University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.